The heights of the 1320 lower school students at Poole High School are normally distributed with mean µ and with a standard deviation of 10cm. A sample of size 25 is taken and the mean height of the sample is found to be 161cm. a.) Find the 95% confidence interval for the height of the students.

The heights of the 1320 lower school students at Poole High School are normally distributed with mean µ and with a standard deviation of 10cm. A sample of size 25 is taken and the mean height of the sample is found to be 161cm. a.) Find the 95% confidence interval for the height of the students.

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